Alko

Alko Inc
Company typeGovernment enterprise
IndustryAlcoholic beverages
Founded1932 (1932)
Headquarters,
Key people
Leena Laitinen (CEO)
ProductsAlcoholic beverages
Revenue1,174.8 million (2017)
Number of employees
2,401 (2017)
Websitewww.alko.fi Edit this at Wikidata

Alko Inc is the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland. It is the only store in the country which retails beer over 8% ABV, wine (except in vineyards) and spirits.[1] [2] Alcoholic beverages are also sold in licensed restaurants and bars but only for consumption on the premises.

Alko is required by law to sell drinks with lower alcohol content than 8% and non-alcoholic alternatives, but in practice carries a very limited stock of low alcohol beer, cider and non-alcoholic drinks and others as supermarkets are allowed to sell those at a substantially lower price. By law, alcoholic drinks may only be sold to those aged 18 or above.

  1. ^ "Domestic Alcohol Policy – Finland – ALKO". Concealedwines.com. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Changes to Finland's alcohol law hit Alko sales". YLE News. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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